The Jardin du Luxembourg is probably the most popular park in Paris. The park, situated near the Latin Quarter, offers a lot of variety and attracts all kinds of people, from students and parents with children to tourists.The park was originally owned by the duke of Luxembourg, hence the name. The domain was purchased in 1612 by Marie de’ Medici, the widow of King Henry IV. After the king was murdered in 1610 she decided to move out from the Louvre to a new residence.Marie de’ Medici was of Italian descent and had spent her youth in Florence at the Pitti Palace, so when she commissioned architect Salomon de Brosse with the construction of a new palace, she asked him to look at the Pitti Palace for inspiration.